Individual provider Active NPI

Cara Bushemi Essling, MMS, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Naperville, IL
National Provider Identifier
1386069607
Registry record updated May 14, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X
License
085.004865 Issued in IL
Practice address
2155 City Gate LN
Suite 225
Naperville, IL 60563-7733
Phone
(630) 547-5040
NPI assigned
Feb 24, 2014
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on May 14, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physician Assistant 363A00000X 085.004865 IL Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2155 City Gate LN
Suite 225
Naperville, IL 60563-7733

Mailing address

1860 Paysphere Cir
Chicago, IL 60674-7733
Phone (630) 469-2000

Other practice location 1

5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-1443
Phone (888) 824-0200

Other practice location 2

10855 Virginia St
Crown Point, IN 46307-0210
Phone (888) 824-0200

Other names 1

  • Cara A Bushemi Former name

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IL, IN2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: No
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20140414001573 IL Practitioner - Physician Assistant 6406088095 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20250522000189 IN Practitioner - Physician Assistant 6406088095 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Education
Other, 2013
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
University of ChicagoGroup PAC ID 7719899426, 1,674 clinicians
The University of Chicago Medical CenterGroup PAC ID 7618880766, 907 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

10855 Virginia St
Crown Point, IN 46307-0210
Phone (888) 824-0200

1500 S Lake Park Ave
Hobart, IN 46342-6638
Phone (219) 942-0551

5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-1443
Phone (773) 702-1000

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • The University of Chicago Medical Center Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140088

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Physician Assistant

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
085.004865ILMDPhysician Assistant

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
The University of Chicago Medical Center CurrentSince Feb 25, 2022 Accepting new patients
The University of Chicago Medical Center CurrentSince Feb 25, 2022 Accepting new patients

Locations

150 Harvester Dr
Ste 300
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone (773) 702-1061

Organizations & group practices 3

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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